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Synthesis of antimicrobial natural products targeting FtsZ: (+/-)-dichamanetin and (+/-)-2' ''-hydroxy-5' '-benzylisouvarinol-B.
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Authors | Urgaonkar, S., La Pierre HS, Meir I., Lund H., Raychaudhuri D., and Shaw JT |
| Abstract | [chemical structure: see text]. Two natural products have been synthesized using a ZnCl2-mediated benzylic coupling reaction. Both are potent inhibitors of the GTPase activity of FtsZ, a highly conserved protein that is essential for bacterial cytokinesis. |
| Year of Publication | 2005 |
| Journal | Organic letters |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 25 |
| Pages | 5609-12 |
| Date Published (YYYY/MM/DD) | 2005/12/08 |
| ISSN Number | 1523-7060 |
| DOI | 10.1021/ol052269z |
| PubMed | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16321003?dopt=Abstract |




